Comparative ecology of sympatric Gonatodes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Western Amazon of Brazil

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-95

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a,d   Souza, Robson A ^b   Sartorius, Shawn S ^a   Avila Pires, Teresa Cristina S ^c,e   Espósito, Maria Cristina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^d Sam Noble Oklahoma Mus Nat Hist ^*  (United States)

^e NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DIETARY OVERLAP; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; NICHE PARTITIONING;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA STATE;

GONATODES HASEMANI; GONATODES HUMERALIS;

EID: 0033970056     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)2000[0083:CEOSGS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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